Italian Utility Scoops Up One of the Bay Area's Fast 100 Companies

Italian energy group Enel acquired San Carlos-based eMotorWerks Inc., one of the fastest growing private companies in the Bay Area over the past three years. The company was ranked No. 21 on the San Francisco Business Times' fastest-growing private businesses list in October.

The company has sold more than 25,000 JuiceBox smart grid-enabled charging stations and owns JuiceNet, an Internet of Things platform for smart management of electric vehicle charging and other distributed energy storage facilities. With JuiceNet utilities and grid operators can remotely control and aggregate the load on the grid and facilitate the use of wind and solar power.

eMotorWerks Inc. is a California based company which focuses on promoting high performance electric vehicle charging technologies, such as EV charging stations (EVSE), smart grid EV charging networks, and charging systems for high-voltage and DC fast charging.